Luxury Roundtable

Home and design

See who’s speaking at Luxury Roundtable’s Sept. 25 summit

August 14, 2025

The global wealthy's expectations from their home and design experiences is evolving, along with the way their interact with professionals aiding them in the buying, selling and decorating processes The global wealthy's expectations from their home and design experiences is evolving, along with the way they interact with professionals aiding them in the buying, selling and decorating processes

 

Do check out our entire agenda here and do join us – we'd love for our speakers to network and connect with our delegates to help you craft a smarter Q4 and 2026 strategy

How will the leading players in the larger luxury real estate and design ecosystem navigate a new AI- and automation-driven reality in 2026? What can luxury professionals learn from top luxury brands' actions, strategies and tactics to acquire and retain customers in a market roiled by tariffs, geopolitical upheaval, and inventory and demand challenges? What can Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Tiffany and Hyatt teach real estate about relationship building and the private client experience?

Luxury Roundtable's Luxury Real Estate and Design Summit in New York on Sept. 25 is the definitive networking-oriented conference to learn from – and network with – the best as we head into 2026. How will next year turn out: up, down or flat?

To help us clarify the picture and point us the right way is an enviable roster of speakers from top brands in the space. Here's their roll call:

Gerry Spahn, head of communications – Americas, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars

Ivette Nersesyan-Stephanopoulos, director for high jewelry for the Americas, Tiffany & Co.

Liam Bailey, partner and global head of research, Knight Frank

Nikki Field, senior global real estate advisor and associate broker, Sotheby's International Realty

Itzy Garay, co-president, Brown Harris Stevens

Leonard Steinberg, chief evangelist and corporate broker, Compass

Juliet Clapp, senior vice president and managing partner for the Northeast Coast, The Agency

Susan Brunstrum, principal and interior designer, Studio Brunstrum

Pierre E. Debbas, managing partner, Romer Debbas

Dezireh Eyn, CEO, Platinum Properties

Mollie Hanna Lang, real estate sales associate, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services

Monica Elias, CEO and executive producer, Elias World Media

Lucy Edwards, host, Get Real with Lucy Podcast

Kathleen Carlin-Russell, former publisher and editor in chief, Unique Homes

Caitlin Watson Picher, executive director – global family and institutional wealth, UBS Financial Services

Jacqueline Gifford, editor in chief, Travel + Leisure

Stuart Greif, chief strategy and innovation officer, Forbes Travel Guide

Tina G. Necrason, global head of branded residential, Hyatt

Mia Kyricos, president and chief love officer, Kyricos & Associates

Alison (Ali) Graham, managing director, Barnes New York, and CEO, Six and Twenty Property Group

Kevelyn Guzman, regional vice president, Coldwell Banker Warburg

Anna Zarro, president, One Wall Street, and principal, AnnaZarro&

Melissa J. True, team leader, Christie's International Real Estate Group

Silvia Coleman, vice president of market intelligence and strategic growth, CXG